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The Great White Hope is a 1970 American biographical romantic drama film written and adapted from the 1967 Howard Sackler play of the same name. The film was directed by Martin Ritt, starring James Earl Jones, Jane Alexander, Chester Morris, Hal Holbrook, Beah Richards and Moses Gunn.
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Oct 16, 1970 · The Great White Hope: Directed by Martin Ritt. With James Earl Jones, Jane Alexander, Lou Gilbert, Joel Fluellen. A Black champion boxer and his white female companion struggle to survive while the white boxing establishment looks for ways to knock him down.
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- Drama, Romance, Sport
- Martin Ritt
- 1970-10-16
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Brief Synopsis. A black boxer and his white mistress face racial prejudice when he wins the championship.
- Martin Ritt, José López Rodero, Tim Zinnemann
- James Earl Jones
The Great White Hope is a 1967 play written by Howard Sackler, later adapted in 1970 for a film of the same name. [1] [2] The play was first produced by Arena Stage in Washington, D.C. , and debuted on Broadway at the Alvin Theatre in October 1968, directed by Edwin Sherin with James Earl Jones and Jane Alexander in the lead roles.
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A black champion boxer and his white female companion struggle to survive while the white boxing establishment looks for ways to knock him down.
